After five years of discographic silence, OZMA returns with The Day We Decided to Live at Night, an intimate album by drummer and leader Stéphane Scharlé, marking a major turning point in the band's history. Paradoxically, while being Scharlé's most personal work as a composer, this album is also OZMA's most collaborative project to date.

Alongside his long-time partner, bassist Édouard Séro-Guillaume, he welcomes a new team, bringing a fresh wave of young talent: Musina Ebobissé on saxophone, Martin Ferreyros on guitar, and a new addition to the instrumentation, Dan Jouravsky on keyboards, replacing the trombone. He also invites guest artists from vastly different musical worlds, creating a bold fusion of jazz, metal, and rock – his artistic foundations – along with Peul music, Eastern vocals, and electronic influences, reflecting his more recent passions. These diverse layers blend into a joyful and communicative soundscape.

The Day We Decided to Live at Night could be the soundtrack to a dystopian sci-fi film noir. Yet, the music never falls into melancholy or despair. On the contrary, it conveys a vibrant message with intensity and energy: an incitement to remain open, to embrace transformation, fusion, and enrichment through others. An album that bears witness to the continuous evolution we embody. A gathering of facets, memories, desires, games, and promises made over a lifetime to the person we have become and will become, without ceasing to be who we once were.

A key figure in modern French jazz, OZMA has been touring the world for over twenty years. With eight albums and more than 600 concerts across 43 countries on four continents, the quintet champions bold music that blends rock energy, electronic textures, and the freedom of jazz. Under the direction of drummer Stéphane Scharlé, the Strasbourg-founded group has built a musical universe that is both accessible and adventurous, exploring interdisciplinary dialogues and giving birth to numerous collaborative and multidisciplinary creations that transcend stylistic boundaries. Each OZMA project reflects a constant desire to push boundaries, explore new artistic territories, and build bridges between cultures and disciplines, offering a universal, vibrant, and resolutely contemporary narrative.